Hattusili III

Hattusili III (1327 BC-1237 BC) was King of the Hittite Empire from 1267 BC to 1237 BC, succeeding Mursili III and preceding Tudhaliya IV.

Biography
Hattusili was born in 1327 BC, the fourth son of Mursili II. He was an ill and sickly child who was not expected to survive into adulthood, and he became an ardent patron of the goddess Ishtar, whom he credited with his recovery. Under his brother Muwatalli II, he was appointed to govern over the northern lands of the Hittite Empire, and he quashed dissidence with military force before becoming governor of Hattusa after the capital was moved to Tarhuntassa. In 1274 BC, he fought at the Battle of Kadesh and reclaimed the holy city of Nerik. After his brother's death in 1272 BC, his nephew Mursili III became the new Hittite king, and, Mursili undermined Hattusili's power by moving the capital back to Hattusa. Hattusili responded by deposing Mursili and becoming the next king. In 1259 BC, he signed the first-ever recorded peace treaty with the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. He died in 1237 BC.